Detail View: The AMICA Library: Lidded Container
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AMICA ID:
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BCM_.42.29.11ab
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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Thick walled basketry storage container (a) with conical lid (b).
a) Truncated ovoid body of fiber bundle wefts wrapped with 4 strand, braided fiber wraps moving vertically from base; thick, wrapped fiber ring foot around four braided fiber rings; body narrows to rim at shoulder with 2 dividing braided fiber bands; interior and exterior above bands covered with pitch; rawhide strap just below shoulder band on each side; flat strap with brown hair on inside surface looped through each strap. b) Conical lid constructed like body starting at top; lip fitting into container slightly constricted, sectioned from upper area by thick; horizontal braided band; remains of pitch on exterior lip and interior. |
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Creator Nationality:
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African
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Turkana, Kenya
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Title:
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Lidded Container
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View:
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Full view
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Creation Date:
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1904
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Creation Start Date:
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1904
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Creation End Date:
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1904
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Materials and Techniques:
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Fiber (vegatable), rawhide, pitch
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Classification Term:
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Containers
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Creation Place:
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Kenya, Africa
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Dimensions:
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Height: 13"; diameter: 6 1/8"
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AMICA Contributor:
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Owner Location:
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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42.29.11ab
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mrs. L. M. C Addoms, 1942
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Rights:
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Context:
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Storage container for milk. The tight, thick construction and pitch coating inside and out prevent leaks and drips. The Turkan are semi-nomadic herders with some cultivated crops.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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BCM_.42-29-11.tif
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